Crime & Safety
Edison 19-Year-Old Reported Missing: Have You Seen Shaylan?
State and local agencies are searching for the teen who was last seen midday Saturday, authorities said.
EDISON, NJ - The search continues for a 19-year-old New Jersey man who was reported missing on Saturday, authorities said.
Shaylan Shah was last seen leaving the area of Linda Lane and Westgate Drive in Edison on foot at around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, police said in a Nixle alert.
“At this time, EPD is utilizing all of our necessary resources, as well as additional agency resources including but not limited to K9 search units and drones,” police said. “We have also requested for the NJ State Police Search and Rescue Unit to assist.”
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The size of the search area was not immediately made available as of Monday morning.
Shah is described as a five-foot-eight-inch Indian man weighing around 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, police said.
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Those with information on Shah’s whereabouts are urged to contact their local police department or call Edison police at 732-248-7400.
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